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Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 09:06
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Stedelijk Museum Acquires First 3D Printed Chair

The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam got hold of the first 3D printed chair in the world constructed by Patrick Jouin in 2004 to account the fast growing 3D printing. Born in 1967, French designer Patrick Jouin was the first artist to 3D print a furniture. The 3D printed chair called the Solid C2, was first displayed at the Smithsonian. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"25793","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-4241 ","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"152","alt":"Solid-C2-3D-printed-chair"}}]] Photo by Patrick Jouin
Courtesy of http://patrickjouin.com/, Earth Techling “The chair was manufactured by a process called stereolithography, a kind of 3-D printing in which a computer-controlled laser heats and solidifies a photosensitive epoxy resin upon contact,” reports The National Design Museum at the Smithsonian. “This process builds up a form, layer by minuscule layer, to create a single complete object.” Previous 3D printings were only applied to make small items. The Solid C2 proves that bigger and useful objects can be manufactured out of this process. “Together with .MGX, Jouin took the entire process to a previously unheard of level, creating forms that were once thought impossible to produce. The Solid C2 chair was among these first designs and is reminiscent of blades of grass waving in the wind and weaving together,” .MGX told Dezeen. Jouin’s red Solid C2 chair was chosen as part of the standing collection of the Stedelijk Museum. It will be showcased alongside famous works by renowned artist including Vincent van Gogh. Patrick Jouin is one of the most important characters of contemporary design on the French and global scene.

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